Windows 8.1 Extended Support stops in January 10, 2023 It makes no difference that Microsoft no longer sells an operating system as to whether they support it or not. It is a time frame Microsoft has set up..
When will Windows 8 end of life?
Microsoft will begin Windows 8 and 8.1’s end of life and support in January 2023. This means it will stop all support and updates to the operating system. Windows 8 and 8.1 already reached the end of Mainstream Support on January 9, 2018. Right now the operating system is in what is known as extended support.
The mainstream support for Windows 8.1 ends on January 9, 2018, and its extended support will end on January 10, 2023. The mainstream support for Windows 10 ends on October 13, 2020, and its extended support will end on October 14, 2025.
Is Windows 8 still supported by Microsoft?
Windows 8 Support has stopped on 12th Jan, 2016. It makes no difference that Microsoft no longer sells an operating system as to whether they support it or not. It is a time frame Microsoft has set up. .
Why was Windows 8 such a total disaster?
Windows 8 (8.1) was such a total disaster because Microsoft (obviously) wanted to cross platform PCs to the Microsoft OS for their phones. But what they failed to account for is that, while a good chunk of people use their phones for a ton of crap.
It’s not even because Windows 8 is a terrible Operating System –because at its core it’s not. The real reason Windows 8 has failed is because Microsoft has not gone on the offense to promote its great features.
Windows 8 is not merely a garden-variety version of Windows for Microsoft. It is the company’s vision of the future of computing. And users hate it, with good reason.
Why has Windows 8 failed to take off?
Windows 8 failed for a number of reasons. Probably the main reason was that Microsoft lost sight of the corporate market. The companies who may have 20′000 employees all working with Windows. Windows 8 was so very different from Windows 7 from a usability perspective, that it was a rough switch.